Devereux has an exciting opportunity to become a Mobile Therapist with our Pocono Center.
This is an Independent Contractor position.
Devereux offers an Independent contract option for this Mobile Therapist. If this interests you, consider joining Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health as a Mobile Therapist!
Main Site Address: 1547 Mill Creek Road, Newfoundland, PA 18445
* This role provides services in the community.
Are you interested in making an impact on someone’s life?
If you answered YES to this question, then consider providing services for the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!
Being a Mobile Therapist has its Advantages
As a Mobile Therapist, you will provide services alongside other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:
- Clinical resources throughout the country
- Flexible schedules
- Knowledgeable & experienced team members
The Mobile Therapist (MT) is a master's level clinician who provides face to face child centered, family focused, individualized and family psychotherapy, and behavioral management, utilizing a strengths based approach, provided in a setting other than a therapist’s or provider’s office.
Area of service includes: Carbon, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties in NEPA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides expertise in behavioral management protocols.Collaborates with other treatment team members to design and direct the implementation a behavior modification intervention plan which is individualized to each individual or adolescent and to the family needs.Identifies behavioral goals and intervention techniques, and recommends least restrictive behavioral change methods.Develops treatment plan, services and outcome-based short term goals for identified child/adolescent.Provides assessments of the strength and therapeutic needs of assigned children and their families.Attends and participates in Inter-Agency Service Planning Team (ISPT) meetings.Gathers written information on the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to determine the need for behavioral intervention, if the current behavior plan is working, and to identify any problems with the current behavior plan.Collaborates with other involved professions and agencies in order to provide unified services and continuity of care to child and family. Develops discharge planning criteria.Works with families to determine an assessment of family need and appropriate treatment modalities. Provides clinical services to child/adolescent and family.Provides written documentation and clinical records of therapeutic process and progress.Submits applicable billing related documentation to facilitate payment of services.Participates in company orientation, in-service training, and Office of Mental Health training.Ensures the confidentiality of program participants, records, and information is maintained at all times.Maintains effective Multi-Disciplinary Team interactions. Acts as a mandated reporter under the Pennsylvania Child Protect Service Law.Travels to site visits and meetings.Provides coverage in emergency situations.Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Pocono Center provides programs and services for adults and children with developmental disabilities. Located in Newfoundland, PA, this position is responsible for supporting children in the community as a part of our IBHS services.
PAY RATE: $36/hr
Payment for Sign-On: Payment for sign-on will be made in the following increments. $200.00 at the time of full completion of training, contract requirements, and on-boarding, $200.00 after the first case worked, and $200.00 at 90 days after the first case worked, all provided that the Contractor has met the requirements set forth.
FOR APPLICANTS PRIOR TO 1/1/2025...INCREASED Sign-On Bonus Opportunity! For those who complete on-boarding, training, and provide services within 1 month of the offer, your sign-on bonus payment will be increased to $2000.00 total made in the following increments. $500.00 at the time of full completion of training, contract requirements, and on-boarding, $500.00 after the first case worked, and $1000.00 at 6 months after the first case worked.
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
Individuals who provide MT services shall meet one of the following:
Licensed Pennsylvania as a social worker or a behavior specialist AND have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum1 year or more of full-time experience in providing mental health direct services to children, youth or young adults AND a graduate degree with at least nine credits specific to psychology, social work or counselingGraduate degree with a least nine credits specific to clinical practice in psychology, social work, education, counseling AND completed a clinical or mental health direct service practicum
Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.
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